brightwheel vs. TargetX, from Liaison

brightwheel

brightwheel

8 Reviews and Ratings

TargetX, from Liaison

TargetX, from Liaison

10 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
brightwheel	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Brightwheel is a platform for early education that combines SaaS, Payments, and a consumer-like daily experience, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco. With brightwheel, teachers have tools for assessment, communication, and photo sharing; administrators can manage their business with enrollment, reporting, and online bill pay; parents get a real-time view of their child’s day that helps them participate in the learning + continue it at home.	N/A
TargetX, from Liaison	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	TargetX, now from Liaison (acquired October, 2020) is a CRM for higher education institutions. It's built on the Salesforce.com development platform, tailored for student recruitment and retention. It also includes instant messaging (UChat) and the ability to build communities for particular classes/groups of students (Schools App).	N/A

Pricing

brightwheel

TargetX, from Liaison

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
brightwheel	TargetX, from Liaison
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	brightwheel	TargetX, from Liaison
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Bulk email Pro Event management Pro Higher education
Top Cons	Minus Price point	Minus Not been updated Minus Call centers Minus Customer account

Best Alternatives
	brightwheel	TargetX, from Liaison
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	PowerSchool SIS Score 7.9 out of 10	Ellucian Banner Score 4.8 out of 10
Enterprises	PowerSchool SIS Score 7.9 out of 10	PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool Score 7.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	brightwheel	TargetX, from Liaison
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.5 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	brightwheel	TargetX, from Liaison
Likelihood to Recommend	brightwheel Any preschool can benefit from brightwheel, no matter the size. Brightwheel is also excellent for billing, which is especially helpful for schools that do not have other databases and billing systems. Because our school is a PS-12, it is a little cumbersome to have brightwheel along with another management system that we use school-wide. It would be nice to have a separate price point that does not include the things that another database system does for schools that are required to use what the older grades also use. Incentivized HD Heidi de la Motte Preschool Director Read full review	Liaison Most of the reason I'd recommend the solution is for their email capabilities. The email builder is par excellence, almost if not more competitive than capabilities provided by some actual Email Marketing solutions. Additionally, it runs on Salesforce, and thus allows for automated emails and campaigns with information integrated into them from SF records. It is truly remarkable and a very well-developed capability. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	brightwheel Recording data for students. Connecting to parents with photos, videos, and messages. Signing in and out electronically and saving paper daily. Incentivized HD Heidi de la Motte Preschool Director Read full review	Liaison Bulk Email Analytics Event Management 3rd party product bundling & support Incentivized Timothy Hardin Salesforce Adminstrator Read full review
Cons	brightwheel Offering a price point that does not include billing. Allowing more freedom of uploading own documents. Incentivized HD Heidi de la Motte Preschool Director Read full review	Liaison When sending large volumes of email the campaigns can be slow to send The events functions are not as robust as some of the competition Their telemarketing component has not been updated in a while and leaves a bit for current call centers. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	brightwheel Brightwheel does much more for the preschool level than FACTS does. The creators of this app know early childhood. The company also provides helpful webinars that are unrelated to their software, such as staff retention or ways to market. They understand the business of early childhood and exist to make the lives of providers easier. Incentivized HD Heidi de la Motte Preschool Director Read full review	Liaison Given that it's an older solution and addresses a lot more use cases, there's a lot more bulk and technical debt in the solution. This may make it overwhelming for first-time users and administrators. The email builder though is truly par excellence. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	brightwheel Value add for parents Saves paper Benefits for teachers who fully utilize Incentivized HD Heidi de la Motte Preschool Director Read full review	Liaison Increases in enrollment! More efficient funnel Incentivized Timothy Hardin Salesforce Adminstrator Read full review
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